7 AUGUST 1998. MICRONESIA:
DROUGHT The Honolulu Advertiser reports that one atoll in Micronesia has
run dry and 37 others are also close to being without water. Pohnpei, the
capital, normally enjoying one of the highest rainfalls on the planet,
has been using brackish water supplies for its own needs and to supply
neighboring islands.
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1997 El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO 97-98)